Archive for April, 2006
Thursday, April 27th, 2006
Ouch! I didn't know that we unbelievers had such a negative image in this fine Christian nation. Atheists are ranked below Muslims, recent immigrants and, strangely enough, below gays and lesbians according to a recent phone survey. While tolerance for every other minority has increased over the ...
Posted in Quickie, Religion, Right Wing Nut | 9 Comments »
Thursday, April 27th, 2006
Particular things to remember:
-If one endorses small government and maximum liberty, one must support commodity money.
-One of the strongest restraints against unnecessary war is a gold standard.
-Deficit financing by government is severely restricted by sound money.
-The harmful effects of the business cycle are virtually eliminated with an honest gold standard.
-Saving ...
Posted in Current Affairs, Economics, Quickie | 3 Comments »
Wednesday, April 26th, 2006
You all probably have seen this:
As seen on Break.com
Posted in Diaries | 4 Comments »
Wednesday, April 26th, 2006
April 26th in the state of California is Tax Independence. This year it is celebrated 3 days later than it was in 2005. So what the hell am I talking about?
The average Californian spends 32.7% of their income on taxes. This is every tax, from property, to ...
Posted in Diaries | 11 Comments »
Wednesday, April 26th, 2006
Another day, another leak. It seems our society sprouts leaks faster than a hybrid Dutch Boy/bionic octopus could plug them. They come from all sides and each is controversial in its own way. Valerie Plame gets outed. Sherron Watkins tattles on Enron. CIA officers freelance leaks to dampen poor ...
Posted in Diaries | 4 Comments »
Wednesday, April 26th, 2006
There has been a lot of criticism of the Democrats as of late. Why haven’t the Democrats seized the moment and kicked some Republican ass? People who ask this question don’t understand the fundamental nature of the two political parties in America today.
If there is one unifying factor of the ...
Posted in General, Politics | 9 Comments »
Wednesday, April 26th, 2006
"All governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed."
We have tried the government of priests, and we know that such governments are without mercy. In the administration of theocracy, all the instruments of torture have been invented. If any man wishes to have God recognized in the ...
Posted in Politics, Quickie, Religion | 2 Comments »
Wednesday, April 26th, 2006
For years our Conservative brethern have claimed that deregulation of utilites was "good for the consumer." Well, the evidence is pointing in another direction. Deregulation is good for the Utility Companies! That's right, in areas where electricity has been deregulated, some people are seeing 100 percent increases ...
Posted in Economics, Quickie | 6 Comments »
Wednesday, April 26th, 2006
The Libertarian in me says we should just leave the oil companies alone. They are just making money like every successful business in America. But the Socialist in me tells me that the $36 billion Exxon-Mobil made must be coming from somewhere and that somewhere is an exploited ...
Posted in Economics, Politics, Quickie | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, April 26th, 2006
Here’s an interesting philosophical behavioral question:
If someone has broken the law and gotten away with it, then would that same person find it easier to break another law?
One could argue that breaking one law and getting away with it would embolden the person to do it again. One could argue ...
Posted in DailyFeatured | 4 Comments »
